Nathaniel Clyne rescued a point for Southampton as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has declared his intention to put the club up for sale.

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Goalkeeper Brad Guzan has re-signed for Aston Villa after agreeing a new three-year contract.

Norwich City yesterday confirmed that Aston Villa target Paul Lambert has offered his resignation.

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Aston Villa have revealed their intention to interview Alex McLeish “imminently” regarding their vacant managerial position.

Mark Hughes’ departure from Fulham has “no connection” with the vacant Aston Villa hot-seat following manager Gerard Houllier’s departure, it is understood.

A MONTH on from their alcohol-fuelled quarrel with Gerard Houllier’s backroom staff, Richard Dunne and James Collins’ redemption is complete.

GERARD HOULLIER marked his first match as Aston Villa boss with a victory as two goals from Ashley Young and substitute Emile Heskey inspired a Carling Cup comeback against Blackburn last night.

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Martin O’Neill admits it would be no surprise if the Premier League “top clubs” showed an interest in Aston Villa midfielder James Milner.

IRELAND captain Robbie Keane was on the scoresheet while Peter Crouch made the most of only his third start of the season by claiming a clinical hat-trick as Tottenham hammered Preston 5-1 at Deepdale last night.

MARTIN O’NEILL’S season is unravelling. Villa Park is now resembling a graveyard for his Champions League dreams, after Tottenham handed their unloved neighbours Arsenal a huge favour in their quest for a top-four finish.

AFTER SUCH a productive summer of transfer business, David Moyes cannot have envisaged such a miserable start to the season.

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Randy Lerner is on the brink of completing a 100% buyout of Aston Villa, but he could face a nervous fortnight.

Aston Villa shareholders and fans have hit out at chairman Doug Ellis after American billionaire Randy Lerner pulled out of his bid to buy the midlands club.

RANDY LERNER is on the brink of completing a 100% buyout of Aston Villa — but he could face a nervous fortnight.

Stuart Pearce is convinced Manchester City’s travelling army can prove decisive in the Blues’ bid to reach the FA Cup sixth round for only the third time in 25 years.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has denied a charge of using ‘abusive and/or insulting words’ towards referee Graham Poll following the derby victory over Birmingham.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has challenged Jlloyd Samuel to recapture the form which earned him an England call-up 18 months ago.

Juan Pablo Angel today put an end to speculation about his future as he put pen-to-paper on a new four-year Villa Park deal.

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Graham Taylor has admitted he failed in his second spell at Villa – but laid some of the blame at chairman Doug Ellis’ door.

Bradford manager Nicky Law has bolstered his side’s bid to avoid relegation to the Nationwide League Second Division by signing former Aston Villa midfielder Michael Standing on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

Michael Schumacher gave his Formula One rivals few reasons for optimism when winning the Australian Grand Prix, but his Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello showed the German can be outpaced.

John Gregory wants to follow the example of Manchester United by building the future of the club around home-grown talent.